Socialist Party of Latvia
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The Socialist Party of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija, abbr. LSP; Russian: Социалистическая партия Латвии) is a communist party in Latvia.[2] It is positioned on the far-left on the political spectrum.[3]
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Socialist Party of Latvia Latvijas Sociālistiskā partija Социалистическая партия Латвии | |
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Abbreviation | LSP |
Leader | Vladimirs Frolovs |
Founder | Filips Stroganovs |
Founded | 15 January 1994; 30 years ago (1994-01-15)[1] |
Registered | 14 March 1994; 30 years ago (1994-03-14) |
Preceded by | Communist Party of Latvia |
Headquarters | Citadeles iela 2, Riga |
Newspaper | Latvijas Socialists |
Ideology | Communism |
Political position | Far-left |
National affiliation | ForHRUL (2002–2005), Harmony Centre (2005–2010), Social Democratic Party "Harmony" (since 2010) |
Regional affiliation | CPSU (2001) |
European affiliation | INITIATIVE |
International affiliation | IMCWP |
European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
Colours | Red |
Saeima | 0 / 100 |
European Parliament | 0 / 8 |
Riga City Council | 1 / 60 |
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It was formed in 1994 as a successor party to the Communist Party of Latvia, which was banned in 1991. According to the "programme of the party", the LSP was founded as an organization upholding socialist ideas after the 1991 events that the party describes as a "counter-revolutionary bourgeois-nationalist coup".[4]